Quotes about Good

The great enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but the good which is not good enough.

The greatest enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but good choices which are not quite good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best.

God is love, and when we pray we are drawing near to love, and all our hatred must melt away like the snow melts when the sun shines on it in spring. Leave Lucien to God, Annette. He rewards both good and evil, but remember, He loves Lucien just the same as He loves Dani.

Could it be that desire for a good thing has become a bad thing because that desire has become a ruling thing?

The One who created and controls the world, the One who is the ultimate definition of what is loving, true, and good, and the One who alone has the power to finally defeat sin has chosen, because of his grace, to wrap his arms of faithful love and protection around you, and he will not let you go.

Remember the biblical principle of idolatry, desire for a good thing becomes a bad thing when that desire becomes a ruling thing.

So the desire for good possessions is not wrong, but it must not rule your heart.

A desire for a good thing becomes a bad thing when that desire becomes a ruling thing.

I am still tempted to assess the "good" of a day by whether it pleased me versus whether I pleased God and was loving toward others.

Suffering is an evil that an all-wise, all-righteous, and all-loving God uses for eternal good.

And not only does he live inside of you, he rules all the situations, locations, and relationships that are out of your control. He is not only your indwelling Savior, he is your reigning King. He does in you what you could not do for yourself and he does outside of you what you have no power or authority to do. And he does all of this with your redemptive good in mind. Since this is true, why would you give way to fear?

Biblical literacy does not dispel all confusion and mystery from your life because while God reveals his will for you in the Bible, he does not reveal all the things he will do in your life for your good and his glory. God surprises you.